RGH-Global | People Services

What RGH-Global | People Services does

RGH-Global is a London-headquartered global recruitment and workforce solutions company operating under the legal entity RGH – Global Ltd, founded in 2017 and structured as a subsidiary of the Resource Group Holdings Plc conglomerate. The firm operates a partner-led delivery model with 40+ equity-aligned partners across six regional hubs — London, Dubai, Singapore, Melbourne, USA (via Kelaca) and Saudi Arabia — serving clients across 20+ industries and 5 continents. RGH reports that it has served 568,443 clients and placed 99+ million professionals across its operating history, and holds Crown Commercial Service supplier status for UK public sector frameworks.

The company delivers five core service lines: Executive Search, Professional Recruitment, Large-Scale Deployment, Workforce Optimisation, and HR & Advisory. Its technology foundation is the proprietary Epitome platform, an AI-driven workforce optimisation tool that consolidates skills assessments, behavioural data, role requirements and organisational data into a predictive matching and analytics engine, with CTO Jan Lambrechts as its founder and Strategic Growth Director Nick Timpson (formerly of IBM Watson Talent, Eightfold AI and Beamery) leading commercial expansion. RGH monetises through a blended mix of contingency (transaction-based) recruitment fees, retained executive search mandates, and subscription-style workforce optimisation contracts. The firm has pursued an aggressive inorganic expansion path, completing three acquisitions — Olmec Search (2025, APAC executive search), Kelaca (February 2026, Americas), and RiskPod (March 2026, compliance/regulatory workforce services) — within roughly twelve months.

Name

RGH-Global | People Services

Legal name

RGH – Global Ltd

Website

https://rgh-global.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Short description

RGH-Global is a London-headquartered global recruitment and workforce solutions firm operating through equity-aligned partners across six regions, delivering executive search, professional recruitment, large-scale deployment, and AI-powered workforce optimisation to clients in 20+ industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Executive Search Services: Retained search model for mission-critical leadership talent placement. Research-driven approach with global presence across APAC, EMEA, and the Americas. Successfully placed thousands of leaders across manufacturing, logistics, automotive, technology, financial, and professional services.
2. Professional Recruitment (Contingency): Also known as contingency recruitment - RGH delivers the right candidate, client hires them, and only then is the fee earned. No upfront costs. Operates across technology, finance, legal, construction, healthcare, education, and more for permanent placements and contract roles.
3. Large-Scale Deployment Solutions: Workforce deployment at scale supporting mobilisation of skilled, semi-skilled, and blue-collar talent across local and international markets. Covers hiring, relocation, visa support, logistics, housing, and on-site management.
4. Workforce Optimisation: AI-driven workforce optimisation powered by Epitome platform. Improves workforce tenure, engagement, and efficiency through better hiring decisions, internal mobility, redeployment, and targeted development.
5. HR & Advisory Services: Strategic HR and advisory support covering organisational design, succession planning, leadership development, culture transformation. Includes Train-Transform-Transfer model and executive career coaching. Supported by Epitome-powered capability insight.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

RGH-Global is a partner-led global recruitment and workforce solutions company offering five core services: Executive Search (retained senior leadership hiring), Professional Recruitment (contingency-based permanent and contract hiring), Large-Scale Deployment (skilled, semi-skilled and blue-collar workforce mobilisation including relocation and visa support), Workforce Optimisation (AI-driven talent lifecycle management powered by the Epitome platform), and HR & Advisory (organisational design, succession planning, leadership development, and executive coaching). The company operates across 20+ industries in the UK, Europe, MEA, APAC, and the Americas.

Product overview

RGH Global operates as a global people services and workforce optimisation company offering five core service lines: Executive Search (retained senior leadership recruitment), Professional Recruitment (contingency-based hiring), Large-Scale Deployment (workforce mobilisation at scale), Workforce Optimisation (AI-powered talent lifecycle management), and HR & Advisory (strategic consulting and executive coaching). The company's technology advantage is anchored by Epitome, a proprietary AI-driven workforce intelligence platform that provides predictive analytics and optimisation capabilities across the talent lifecycle. Services span multiple sectors including Financial Services, IT & Digital, Energy/Oil & Gas, Healthcare, Professional Services, Construction, Government & Education, Manufacturing/Retail/Logistics, and Hospitality, covering UK & Europe, MEA, APAC, and the Americas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Epitome: AI-driven workforce optimisation platform powered by RGH, providing workforce analytics, capability assessment, and talent lifecycle management.

Products and services

• Executive Search Research-led, retained executive search service for mission-critical senior leadership hires, operating globally across APAC, EMEA, and the Americas with specialist consultants and subject matter experts across manufacturing, logistics, automotive, technology, financial, and professional services sectors.
• Professional Recruitment Contingency-based professional recruitment delivering permanent hires and contract professionals across 20+ industries and five continents. Operates on a success-based fee model with no upfront costs, fee earned only upon successful placement. Covers technology, finance, legal, construction, healthcare, and education sectors.
• Large-Scale Deployment Workforce deployment at scale supporting mobilisation of skilled, semi-skilled, and blue-collar talent across local and international markets. Covers hiring, relocation, visa support, logistics, housing, and on-site management for demanding environments including energy, oil and gas, and remote operations.
• Workforce Optimisation (powered by Epitome) AI-powered workforce management service that optimises every stage of the talent lifecycle from hiring and skills development to retention, delivering measurable improvements in workforce tenure, engagement, and efficiency through advanced analytics and predictive insights via the Epitome platform.
• HR & Advisory Strategic HR consulting covering organisational design, succession planning, leadership development, culture transformation, executive career coaching, and the Train-Transform-Transfer capability-building model, supported by Epitome-powered analytics and assessment.
• Epitome Proprietary AI-driven workforce optimisation platform that consolidates skills assessments, behavioural data, role requirements, organisational data and global occupational frameworks to create transparent, evidence-based workforce intelligence for hiring, development, retention and internal mobility decisions. RGH is the strategic distribution partner for Epitome.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99+ million professionals placed globally
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• RiskPodminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Acquired by Resource Group Holdings Plc to expand compliance and regulatory capabilities. RiskPod acquisition strengthens RGH's offering in governance, risk management, and regulatory compliance services.
• KelacaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026Acquired by Resource Group Holdings Plc marking the company's first expansion into the Americas. Kelaca represents RGH's entry into the Americas market, enabling recruitment and workforce services across North and South America.
• B1G1 (Business for Good)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRGH is an Impact Patron of B1G1, connecting everyday business activity (placements, partnerships, milestones) to global giving projects across education, clean water, healthcare, sustainable livelihoods, and environmental protection. Every placement contributes to positive impact for people and communities worldwide. Impact tracked: 1278+ poverty impacts, 158,073+ health impacts, 4059+ education impacts, 163,558+ water impacts, 2130+ economic growth impacts, 3595+ equality impacts, 156,645+ sustainable cities impacts, 1450+ ecosystem impacts.
• Epitome GlobalcoreTechnology or IntegrationEpitome is RGH's AI-driven workforce optimisation platform providing workforce intelligence and development capabilities. RGH is the strategic distribution partner for Epitome. The platform consolidates skills/behavioral assessments, role requirements, organisational data and global occupational frameworks to create explainable workforce capability views. Kevin Chan is CEO of Epitome Global.
• Olmec SearchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcquired by RGH in 2024 as the APAC Executive Search arm. Gary Smith continues as Olmec Managing Partner. The acquisition enables RGH to offer strengthened executive recruitment services across Asia-Pacific, the Americas, the EU, the Middle East, and Africa.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Hays: Global recruitment and workforce solutions firm operating across permanent, temporary, and executive search across multiple sectors including professional services, IT, financial services, and healthcare — directly comparable in service mix and multi-geography delivery model to RGH Global.
• Robert Half: Global staffing and recruitment firm specialising in finance, technology, legal, and administrative placements with similar contingency and retained models to RGH's Professional Recruitment and Executive Search offerings.
• Michael Page: Global recruitment consultancy focused on professional services hiring across multiple industries and geographies, operating on both contingency and retained search models — closely aligned with RGH's professional recruitment service line.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm with retained search model across multiple sectors — directly comparable to RGH's Executive Search service line, particularly in cross-border leadership mandates.
• Alexander Mann Solutions: UK-headquartered RPO and talent acquisition solutions provider serving enterprise clients globally — comparable to RGH in enterprise recruitment delivery, workforce advisory, and tech-enabled service models.
• Cielo: Global RPO and talent acquisition partner with multi-country delivery capabilities — directly comparable to RGH's enterprise RPO positioning and global recruitment delivery across industries.

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: Large global organisational consulting firm providing executive search, talent acquisition, and workforce strategy services — overlapping with RGH's Executive Search and HR & Advisory offerings but at significantly greater scale.
• ManpowerGroup: Global workforce solutions company offering staffing, RPO, and talent advisory services at massive scale — overlaps with RGH's large-scale deployment and workforce optimisation services but with greater resources and brand recognition.

Others

• Randstad:

Emerging players

• Eightfold AI: AI-native talent intelligence platform providing skills-based matching, workforce planning, and talent management — directly comparable to RGH's Epitome platform in the AI-driven workforce optimisation category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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